Ambrose Peddle

Ambrose Hubert Peddle (8 October 1927 – 10 March 2014) was a Canadian politician.

Ambrose Peddle
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
In office 1968–1972
Preceded by	Andrew Chatwood
Succeeded by	Bill Rompkey
Personal details
Born	Ambrose Hubert Peddle (1927-10-08)8 October 1927 Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Died	10 March 2014(2014-03-10) (aged 86) Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	businessperson, insurance agent

Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Peddle worked for Newfoundland Railway from 1945 to 1947 and Customs & Excise from 1947 to 1949. From 1949 to 1951, he worked for the Government of Canada's Unemployment Insurance Commission. From 1951 to 1963, he was a retail furniture and appliance sales manager. From 1963 to 1975, he was the owner of Small Business Enterprises. From 1961 to 1966, he was Mayor of Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in 1962. As a Progressive Conservative, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador in the 1968 federal election and lost his reelection in 1972. Appointed by the government of Premier Frank Moores, Peddle served as the Parliamentary Commissioner (Ombudsman) for Newfoundland and Labrador from 1975 to 1990. He died in 2014.

References

• "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". University of Toronto Press.

External links

• Ambrose Peddle – Parliament of Canada biography